The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-02-23
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Inside, next to the outer shell, was about one
half of tea-cupful of the white of an egg
and inside of that was n perfect egg. -
George Wheat has purchased of Thomas p.
Bartlett the dwelling known as the kit
tredge place, on High street - Clark
j. Foster has sold his place on School street
to Orrin Sanborn of Barre. - The local
dramatic club will present the drama "The
Hidden Hand " next week Thursday and
Friday evenings at Kinney's hall. - All
of the sick ones are reported better.
Roxbury.
s. f. RIcH's granary was burned at an
early hour Monday morning Considerable
grain was consumed The origin of the fire
is unknown. - About thirty couples
were in attendance at the military ball at
the Summit House last Friday evening.
- l.. Jenny of Omaha, Neb., an old
time resident of Roxbury, was in town on
Monday. 60 Rev. Mr.. Boynton of West
Brookfeld is to hold series of meetings in
this town, commencing to-day wednesday,.
Waitsfield.
THERE will be a public campfire and
basket festival at the vestry of the Con-
gregational church on Thursday evening,
March Sd under the auspices of Ainsworth
Post No. SO, G. A. r., assisted by the
friends are invited to come and have good
time.
Warren.
THE ladies will furnish a baked-bean din
ner at the reading-room over e, w. Stay
tons store next Tuesday. - Rev. G. II.
Smith exchanged with Rev. l.. T.. Pang-
born of Waitsfeld last Sunday. - A
drama will be presented for the benefit of
the Warren fire company at the town hall
on Thursday evening of this week, con-
Guiding with laughable farce. - Mrs.
f. l.. Hanks is very Ill with pneumonia
and Mrs Wells Brown has the measles.
East Warren.
NAHUM NICHOLS is spending few weeks
in Vergennes and vicinity - Kate A.
Tillotson visited friends in Burlington last
week. - Ed McGlahin has gone to
Cleveland, Ohio, which place he intends to
make his home for the present. 60 Gill
bert p. Stearns has rented o. G. Fassetts
farm for the coming year. Mr.. Fassetts
people are to move into one of the houses
owned by Albert Eldredge. - Miss
Susie Gleason is visiting friends in Bristol.
- Mrs. Wells Brown is very sick with
measles. - The ladies belonging to the
Mite Society are requested to meet at Rev.
John Fassett's Thursday afternoon.
Waterbury.
The funeral of Mrs. Louise Carpenter
Spicer the oldest daughter of the late Major
Carpenter, was held at her home Saturday
afternoon. Mrs. Spicer was a sufferer from
a disease which made its appearance some
time ago, but she bore it patiently and never
complained. She leaves "a husband and two
children. - Among the arrivals we note
the following: Austin Hazen from Massa-
chusetts, Dan Richardson from st. Johns.
bury and Frank Graves from Essex, New
| York. Miss Eva Woodward is making a
brief visit with her aunt Mrs. &. n. Arms
- NJ. o. Evans is putting on the fancy
touches in his drugstore by stencling over.
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the direction of Ed. Perry, and when com
pleted will look fine - The marriage o
Miss Minnie Rand to Frank Lyon on Feb
ruary 10th was very pleasant affair. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr.. Hamb
lin of the Center. The newly-married couple
! have the best wishes of their many friends
in this section of the town.
Waterbury Center.
j. S. WHEELER has let his farm to George
Sawyer of Stowe. Mr.. Wheeler is to move
on to his brothers place near the Center
- The farm belonging to the estate o.
the late Garry Eggleston is offered for salt
to close the estate. - There was nc
service at the Baptist church Sunday -
Rev. II. F. Dckey and wife of Washington
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. j. w. Bur
gin. - Rev. f. II. Butler of Concord ha:
preached on the River for two Sundays
with prospect of becoming settled as thu
pastor of the church there. - K. G
Hayes has returned from his sojourn il
Florida, whittier he went for his health
He claims that he is no better than wheI
he left Vermont. - The Methods
preachers meeting last week was wei
attended. There were eleven minister
present All of the discourses were of
high order. DR.. f.. j. Foster of thi
place has been appointed aid-de-camp oil
the staff of General Blodgett, and Mrs. Juli
A. Robinson was elected chaplain of tn
-, 4 Ill.
at Bennington last week. - Levi Ricke
expects to move on to his fathers farm OF
Kicker Mountain the first of March. -
Jud Warren, who has been sick TO
more than week, is now getting better
G. G. Larkin is to move on to F. c
his fathers farm. T. G. Wright move
into the d. Hopkins house, vacated b
Demeritt. - Mrs. S. f. Stearns re
turned home from her York state trip las
week Thursday. - The district schoC
closed February 18th. The following pupil
were not absent during the term: Kathi
Dillingham;, Stella May, Frank Battles
Homer Demeritt and Dayton Smalley.
Woodbury..
THE lumbermen are very busy drawin
their logs to mill. - Charley DAME
loading logs. - Abram Sulham has bee
obliged to give up work on account of poo
health. Professor George w. Fost,
is not able to attend his singing-school {
Maple Corner, Calais. His son Eddie TAX,
: his place. - There was a good atten'
ance upon the temperance meeting Sunda
evening. The literary exercises were goo
Eleven new names were added to IL
pledge. 1t is expected that o. l.. Hoy
Esq, of Plaintield will be present ne!
Sunday evening and speak on temperate
- The school in district No. (Evere
, A. Morse, teacher) closed last Frida
Whole number of scholars, fourteen. Tho
+ having no absent marks were Flora Daniel
Minnie Wheeler, Bernard Howard, Ere
: and Lee Daniels; those not tardy we
, Flora Daniels, Minnie and Vienna Wheele
Ida, Alton and Walter Goodell, Pearl, l.
and Fred Daniels and Bernard Howar
a Total number of tardy marks, sixteen.
4 South Woodbury..
!, A TEMPERANCE lecture will be deliver
I at the church vestry March 2d by Nj
. Walker of Rhode Island She is to be Sc
here by the Woman's Christian Tempe
ance Union, and also comes for the purpo
: of forming an auxiliary branch of that
u ganiZation here. - The remains of M
: Arthur Pierce were brought here frC
i HardwiCk for interment on Tuesday of Ia
e week. - George Balentine closed a We
e successful term of school Friday. - L
$ Ladies' Aid Society will hold sociable
u the vestry next Friday evening. Litera
< exercises will be given, after which ca
Il and coffee will be served. - A numb
g of the friends of Laura Goodell were We
y pleasantly entertained at her home Ii
IL Wednesday evening. - Mr.. Wormwo
l, of Boston, brother of Mrs. George Ian